Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Friley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Friley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Friley is located in Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Franklin, Logan, Madison, Newton, Pope & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Friley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friley:
- Johnson County (The home county of Friley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friley, with the one closest to Friley listed first.
- Oark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Batson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Linville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Ozone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lone Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Ludwig
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Clarksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Coal Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hartman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Carroll County
- Dryfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friley, with the one closest to Friley listed first.
- Bidville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Locke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Winfrey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Mulberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friley, with the one closest to Friley listed first.
- Mountain Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Cass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Watalula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Wiederkehr Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Altus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cravens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Ozark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Webb City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Denning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Cecil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friley, with the one closest to Friley listed first.
- Cotton Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Morrison Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Subiaco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friley, with the one closest to Friley listed first.
- Pettigrew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Dutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Brashears
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Combs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Witter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Delaney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Crosses
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Japton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Thompson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friley, with the one closest to Friley listed first.
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Mossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Swain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Limestone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Boxley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Murray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Deer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ponca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parthenon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friley, with the one closest to Friley listed first.
- Ross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Silex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Augsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friley, with the one closest to Friley listed first.
- Hazel Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Elkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Brentwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Winslow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friley, see our County-by-County Page for Friley.
Cemeteries Near Friley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friley.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Friley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Friley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friley, with the one closest to Friley listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dowd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dick Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Friley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Friley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Friley, with the one closest to Friley listed first.
- Oark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Batson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Dutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Linville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Mountain Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Fallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fallsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Cass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Ozone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hunt is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ryker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ryker is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryker
- Combs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watalula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Friley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friley.
Newspapers Published in Friley ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friley, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Friley:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Friley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Friley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |